Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-03
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Unless the Int State Commerce bill
win cause rates 70 advance teo high,
there viii b. 81 least 1000 head OF Ore
gon and Washington horses shipped 70
Eastern markets the present year. The
Pacific Coast has an abundance Of horse
fiszh and the Atlantic States have fne
horse markets and the only drawback to
our horse raisers is the expense ef trans
portatioR- The Oregon and Washington
Territory horse possesses power Of en-
duraace which the Atlantic h0rse does
not attain.
The Union reports that liz persons were
thrown out Of employment BY the Wslls
Walla fire and 100 Cinnamon were rem
de-ed homeless. Every structure to be
erected On the site Of the burned dist let
is 70 be two and three-story brick build
in9s. Such owners Of property are 3
blessing 70 the community.
A newly-married couple recently set
tied at Hoaquim. and before q week had
e'apsed tbs man was Attempting 20 barter
away his wife's virtue. For this sick en-
ing offense the good people Of Hoaquim
very properly taJrSd and feAthe-ed the
young man. He left for parts unknown.
The Board Of Directors of the voluR-
tser Fremenis Association OF Oregon End
Washington will meet in Vanc auver
April llth. to arrange for the sixth annual
convention and tournament, TO be held in
that city June 18th Astoria. o. gon. has
contributed $500 to the tournament fund.
The Rev. Nay c. Jor es passed through
Chehalis Tuesday evening She Is on her
way home from east of the mountains
She has preached a65 sermons and re-
ceived into the church $50.
Mr.. West. representing the Postal Tele-
graph line. has been In this part of the
country looking out location for line
to Gray's Harb0r.
Hugh Isle, aged ak years. sons Of 8. /.
Lis!e, a farmer in the Echo neighborhocd
was dragged to death By q horse last Fri
day. The little fellow was leading the
animal and had turned the halter rope
around rs body; He stumbled and fell
frightening the horse with result b. fore
stated.
Lincoln County contains $500 square
miles and Is generally regarded as ane Of
the finest agricultural portions of Wash
ing Territory. The greatest portion OF II
is wheat land the soil consisting OF dark
rich loan OF from Is 70 80 inches in d. pth.
Vancouver Is being overloaded with
plans 70 railroads, the last new one BE-
ing possible extension Of the Oregon &
Gallo, mia to Puget Sound, crossing the
{ olum bia ct this place.
News comes from Charleston, s. C., IN
the effect that Bishop Paddock's hsalth IL
N uch improved and that he expects 10 re-
turn to Washington Territory in April.
Judge Kennedy, of Olympia made US q
csl this = eek. He and his lady are on a
visit to Mr.. Harrington. Of Cheney. The
Id gentleman is nearing the four score
line, but his looks and step are deception
by at least 8 decs de He has lived at hts
present home for IS years. and held pub.
lie flee during all these years. His chill
dren. grand children and great grand
g hildren number over hundred.
T. W. Paine hss returned from the VIII
lsme;te Valley and Puget Sound and will
Immediately have built the needed build
ings. prepaFstO to bringing the Terri
toriI prisoners 10 this place.